String colorization

In VS, you can have your strings colorized. This feature has been around for a long time. However, the default string color is the same as the default text color, so you may not notice at first.

In C#, there are two string colors: “String” and “Verbatim String”. In Whidbey, I’m pushing to have both string colors be the same as each other, but different than other colors. I also like to set the colors for “Number“ and “Operator“. In the past, I’ve found this colorization very helpful in reading my code.

As I work at my OO skills, the significance of literal strings in my code has decreased, and all my code has become simpler, so maybe this is changing for me.

agreed. the default string color should be different. me personally, i use red. the different color has the added benefit of making it quick to spot when you forgot a closing quote as code that shouldn’t be red, now is.